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Lobster Pound – Guilford, CT
[wzslider interval=”5000″ height=”800″]The Guilford Lobster Pound, 505A Whitfield St. Guilford CT. (203) 453-6122 The Guilford Lobster Pound is a local favorite with their daily catches. Located next to the Whitfield St. docks the Pound offers serene views of the harbor, Grass island and Faulkner Island. Opposite the dock is a protected salt water marsh affording views of various indigenous birds. My trip was during the winter months. As a result the restaurant was barren and all it’s picnic tables and awnings have been removed. I’m not from the area and have never eaten here but I have to guess it’s bustling on a warm summers day.
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Grass Island, Guilford CT
[wzslider height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]Grass Island Located at the eastern most end of Whitfield St., in Guilford CT sits Grass Island. Now an iconic location to shorelines residents Grass Island was originally constructed around 1900 as a summer cottage. Burnt down and reconstructed in 1930 it was moved to a higher ground due to flooding concerns. Although not actually an island it is accessible by a local road on the other side of the Long Island Sounds inlet. The shack has fallen to vandals and a lack of up keep over recent years causing the current owner, (the Town of Guilford), to place a fence around it. Eagle Scout candidate John Markowski…
